In a conversation with a friend about deconstructionism, he brought up Jude’s comments that we should have mercy on the skeptic. Deconstructionism does not want to be defined, which is why it is hard to define, like playing with mercury. Skepticism is more clearly known and defined, one who doubts truth. While broad, here is the breakdown between the two:
Skeptic vs Deconstructionist | Skeptic | Deconstructionist |
| Spirituality | Varied | So called Christian |
| Worldview | Varied | Marx / Nietzsche |
| Focus | What is truth? | My truth / “my story” |
| Reason | Way to discover truth | It is a form of oppression |
| Truth | Maybe can be known | Person / group defines truth |
| Conversation or Debate | Helpful | It is a form of oppression |
| Mindset | Open, show evidence | Closed, theology toxic |
| Seeks to | Understand | Destroy |
| Endgame | truth | Nihilism |
| Relationship to Orthodoxy | Struggles with | Antagonistic towards |
| Denies Bible and / or Jesus | Possibly, struggles with | Yes |
| Approaching a laymen | Mercy- Jude 22 | Exhortation- Eph 4:14-15 |
| Approaching a leader | Loving correction – 1 Tim 1:3-5 | Heretic 2 John 10-11 |
| Hope is found in | Evidence Rom 1:19 | Repentance Acts 2:40 |
| My life should contrast by | Seeking God Heb 11:6 | Standing firm 2 Tim 1:14 |
| Bottom line | Struggles with faith | Denies the faith |
| God can save or change them | Yes | Yes |
T.Woznek 